Oui! shall overcome: Same-sex marriage supporters kiss during a demonstration by the oui, oui, oui (yes, yes, yes) movement outside the French National Assembly in Paris. France's lower house voted to legalize gay marriage and adoptions for gay couples, defying months of opposition protests. less

Oui! shall overcome: Same-sex marriage supporters kiss during a demonstration by the oui, oui, oui (yes, yes, yes) movement outside the French National Assembly in Paris. France's lower house voted to legalize ... more

Don't forget to water me: Every year, 50 canines from across the United States compete for the coveted title of Beautiful Bulldog at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and every year the bulldog with the plant growing out of his head fails to win. less

Don't forget to water me: Every year, 50 canines from across the United States compete for the coveted title of Beautiful Bulldog at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and every year the bulldog with the ... more

Kansas still thinks its winter: Ten-year-old Bailey Neuberger is a pretty good big brother to let his 5-year-old sister, Addison, grind his face into the snow in Hays, Kan. About 2 inches fell despite May being only a week away. less

Kansas still thinks its winter: Ten-year-old Bailey Neuberger is a pretty good big brother to let his 5-year-old sister, Addison, grind his face into the snow in Hays, Kan. About 2 inches fell despite May being ... more

The sopranos: Palestinian choir girls sing at the al-Sununu (The Swallow) concert in Gaza City. The children attend a school funded by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees.

The sopranos: Palestinian choir girls sing at the al-Sununu (The Swallow) concert in Gaza City. The children attend a school funded by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees.

Curtain of color: Apartment buildings and the International Commerce Centre tower stand behind the art installation "Poetic Cosmos of the Breath" by Argentine artist Tomas Saraceno in Hong Kong. It's part of the "Mobile M+: Inflation!" exhibition at the waterfront of West Kowloon Cultural District. less

Curtain of color: Apartment buildings and the International Commerce Centre tower stand behind the art installation "Poetic Cosmos of the Breath" by Argentine artist Tomas Saraceno in Hong Kong. It's part of ... more

Factory complex collapses: Rescue workers lower a survivor in a sheet after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, Bangladesh. Scores were killed and many others trapped in the rubble. An official said the building had violated construction codes and vowed the "culprits would be punished." less

Factory complex collapses: Rescue workers lower a survivor in a sheet after an eight-story building housing several garment factories collapsed in Savar, Bangladesh. Scores were killed and many others trapped ... more

Basically you stick your face in it and open your mouth: Lotti the Rothschild's (Ugandan) giraffe instructs her young'un Eric on the finer points of feed box dining at Berlin's Tierpark Zoo.

Basically you stick your face in it and open your mouth: Lotti the Rothschild's (Ugandan) giraffe instructs her young'un Eric on the finer points of feed box dining at Berlin's Tierpark Zoo.

Photo: John Macdougall, AFP/Getty Images

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Care for an hors d'ouevre, ma'am? The new installation "Insects au Gratin" - an exhibition of illuminated, room-high insect traps and dramatic light projections of creepy crawlies at the Wellcome Collection in London - explores the benefits of eating bugs. less

Care for an hors d'ouevre, ma'am? The new installation "Insects au Gratin" - an exhibition of illuminated, room-high insect traps and dramatic light projections of creepy crawlies at the Wellcome Collection in ... more

Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth, Associated Press

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A uvula the size of a speed bag hangs behind a bulging tongue in a 3D visualization of a human head in Glasgow, Scotland. Prof. Paul Anderson, director of Glasgow School of Arts Digital Design Studio, claims that the visualization will revolutionize medical and dental training by giving students the chance to examine afflictions on a giant scale. less

A uvula the size of a speed bag hangs behind a bulging tongue in a 3D visualization of a human head in Glasgow, Scotland. Prof. Paul Anderson, director of Glasgow School of Arts Digital Design Studio, claims ... more

The ricin saga gets weirder: One of the Everett Dutschke's dogs howls as federal agents in hazmat suits inspect the grounds around his house in Tupelo, Miss. The investigation into ricin-laced letters mailed to President Obama and others shifted from Elvis impersonator Paul Kevin Curtis to Dutschke, Curtis' longtime foe. No charges have been filed against Dutschke, and he hasn't been arrested. less

The ricin saga gets weirder: One of the Everett Dutschke's dogs howls as federal agents in hazmat suits inspect the grounds around his house in Tupelo, Miss. The investigation into ricin-laced letters mailed to ... more

Photo: Rogelio V. Solis, Associated Press

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Squeeze play: Setting a new national record for bus stuffing, 225 students at Agriculture University cram into the 107 in Prague-Suchdol, Czech Republic. They were protesting crowded conditions in Prague's mass transportation system. less

Squeeze play: Setting a new national record for bus stuffing, 225 students at Agriculture University cram into the 107 in Prague-Suchdol, Czech Republic. They were protesting crowded conditions in Prague's mass ... more

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These buds are for you: Whitetail deer dine on tree leaf buds in Richfield, Minn., which is looking forward to spring arriving sometime in June.

These buds are for you: Whitetail deer dine on tree leaf buds in Richfield, Minn., which is looking forward to spring arriving sometime in June.